Chapter Summaries

Wei Chen left Heaven Burning City to begin his journey, and his parents watched him go while reflecting on the family’s fortunes and the paths their relatives had chosen. Wei Ye and Qing Yanjing returned home, comforted by Wei Yang’s plans for their son and considering having another child.

• The narration described Wei Chen’s exceptional upbringing and the scarcity of descendants in Wei Yang’s family.
• Qing Yanjing watched Wei Chen leave Heaven Burning City and admitted to Wei Ye that she could not bear to let him go.
• Wei Ye comforted Qing Yanjing and told her that Wei Yang would personally make arrangements for Wei Chen’s future.
• Wei Ye reflected on Wei Shuo, Wei Tong, Xiao Xiao, and their relatives pursuing alchemy, martial affairs, and other paths instead of conventional cultivation.
• Qing Yanjing felt content with her life and Wei Chen’s prospects, and she and Wei Ye returned home to try for another child.

Wei Chen arrived at Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, passed its admission trial with ease, and registered as a student. He searched the academy for Luo Li but did not find her, leaving him to wait for her arrival.

• Wei Chen reached Northern Heavens Continent and traveled to Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, hoping to surprise Luo Li.
• Wei Chen crossed the Northern Heavens Realm trial in a little over half an hour and registered at Northern Heavens Hall.
• News spread that the Spirit Road Destroyer had joined the academy, and the academy welcomed Wei Chen rather than risk rejecting him.
• A reception elder escorted Wei Chen into the academy, where he spent half a day searching for Luo Li without finding her.

Wei Chen intimidated Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy’s Heavenly Ranking experts without fighting them while Ah Da and Xiong Zhan watched from concealment. The two servants discussed Luo Li’s worthiness and the War Emperor’s interest in her, then decided to wait until their mission was done before confronting him.

• Wei Chen sat at the academy plaza and released enough pressure to deter the Heavenly Ranking experts from challenging him.
• Shen Cangsheng admitted that he was no match for Wei Chen, and the gathered students gave up on confronting him.
• Ah Da and Xiong Zhan praised Wei Chen’s resemblance to Wei Yang and argued over whether Luo Li was worthy of him.
• Ah Da revealed that Wei Yang had praised Luo Li’s bearing, prompting Xiong Zhan to reconsider her potential.
• Xiong Zhan proposed going to teach the War Emperor a lesson, but Ah Da reminded him that they had a mission.
• Ah Da and Xiong Zhan agreed to finish their mission first and then confront the War Emperor together.

Wei Chen reunited with Luo Li at the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy and promised to help her escape the fate of marrying the War Emperor. The academy’s observers wondered why someone of Wei Chen’s power and background had come there for love.

• Luo Li arrived at the plaza, and Wei Chen descended from the platform to greet her after three years apart.
• Luo Li remembered that she had accepted the War Emperor’s claim over her to protect the Luo Shen Tribe, but had hoped to live freely for a short time after meeting Wei Chen.
• Wei Chen held Luo Li’s hand and promised to help her, while she doubted his background could challenge the War Emperor Palace but accepted his sincerity.
• Shen Cangsheng left after realizing Wei Chen had been waiting for Luo Li, while Li Xuantong and Su Xuan reacted with complicated feelings and envy.
• Dean Tai Cang and the North Sea Dragon Kun watched the reunion and questioned why Wei Chen, a powerful young genius, had come to the academy for love.

Wei Chen’s indulgence and unchecked victories left him unprepared for Dragon Demon Palace’s assault on the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy. When the Black Dragon Sovereign attacked, Wei Chen faced him without using his uncontrollable Black Sun Calamity, which could destroy the academy and everyone around him.

• President Tai Cang explained to North Sea Dragon Kun that Wei Chen and Luo Li had powerful backgrounds, and North Sea Dragon Kun pledged to protect Wei Chen.
• Over the following year, Wei Chen grew close to Luo Li, neglected the Sovereign Minor Three Tribulations, and defeated powerful opponents across the Northern Heavens Continent while Ah Da, Xiong Zhan, and North Sea Dragon Kun secretly protected him.
• After Wei Chen killed Dragon Demon Palace’s geniuses and took the Great Sumeru Pillar, the Black Dragon Sovereign allied with other factions and attacked the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.
• The Black Dragon Sovereign offered to let Wei Chen leave if he returned the Great Sumeru Pillar, but Wei Chen refused and chose to defend the academy.
• The Black Dragon Sovereign grabbed at Wei Chen, who realized he could not resist a Ninth Grade Sovereign without unleashing his uncontrollable Black Sun Calamity.

Wei Chen used Xian’er's protective Jade Pendant to summon her when the Black Dragon Sovereign tried to seize him. Xian'er killed the Black Dragon Sovereign with a single palm strike, leaving the other experts terrified by Wei Chen's powerful family connections.

• Wei Chen regretted neglecting his cultivation and decided to enter seclusion after the crisis was over.
• Wei Chen shattered the protective Jade Pendant, summoning his grandmother Xian'er and revealing her overwhelming aura.
• Xian'er teased Wei Chen before he accused the Black Dragon Sovereign of bullying and trying to kill him.
• Xian'er ignored the Black Dragon Sovereign's plea and erased him with a single palm strike.
• The gathered experts stood in stunned silence, realizing how powerful Xian'er was and how casually Wei Chen had used his life-saving treasure.

Xian'er killed the fleeing Sovereigns and merchant association presidents who had attacked the academy, then warned everyone not to bully Wei Chen through seniority. She left through a spatial passage, while Ah Da and Xiong Zhan emerged from their respectful bows after her departure.

• Wei Chen pointed out the five other Dragon Demon Palace Sovereigns, Liu An, and Dong Ming as his targets, and they fled in different directions.
• Xian'er struck the distant space several times, killing the escapees as their surroundings shattered.
• Xian'er praised Wei Chen, then warned those present that she would punish anyone who used seniority to bully him.
• Wei Chen told Xian'er he still had Jade Pendants and promised to visit her soon.
• Xian'er opened a spatial passage and left, while Ah Da and Xiong Zhan straightened after her thought projection disappeared.

After the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy defeated its invaders, Wei Chen returned to Luo Li and reassured her that he would help free her from the Western Heaven War Emperor. He later broke through the Sovereign Minor Three Tribulations to reach the Half-step Sovereign Realm, then chose to consolidate his strength before advancing further.

• President Tai Cang escaped the broken divine cauldron, then ordered the academy to kill the remaining invaders.
• Wei Chen left the fighting to President Tai Cang and North Sea Dragon Kun, then joined Luo Li and promised he would keep his word about helping her escape the Western Heaven War Emperor.
• Several days later, Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy eradicated the Dragon Demon Palace, Shadow Merchant Association, and Heavenly Origin Merchant Association across Northern Heavens Continent.
• Wei Chen entered seclusion and passed the Physical Body Tribulation, Spiritual Energy Tribulation, and Divine Soul Tribulation, reaching the Half-step Sovereign Realm.
• After stabilizing his new realm, Wei Chen emerged from seclusion and decided to consolidate his foundations before attempting to enter the Sovereign Realm.

After destroying the three major forces, Wei Chen reached the Half-step Sovereign Realm and turned his attention to choosing a Sovereign Dharma Body. He remained undecided between inheriting the Endless Brightness Body and pursuing the Eternal Immortal Body.

• Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy took control of Northern Heavens Continent, while Wei Chen returned his share of the spoils to support the academy.
• Wei Chen stabilized his cultivation after passing the Sovereign Minor Three Tribulations and reaching the Half-step Sovereign Realm.
• Wei Chen tried to show off his new strength to Luo Li, but she entered Northern Heavens Gate to cultivate for the Spiritual Academy Tournament and left him alone.
• Wei Chen weighed the Endless Brightness Body, favored by Qing Yanjing, against the Eternal Immortal Body, favored by Wei Ye.
• Wei Chen recalled that Wei Yang could create him a custom Dharma Body using the Wei Family's Chaos Stone structure if he failed to inherit either Original Dharma Body.

Wei Chen weighed his desire for Wei Yang’s Chaos Undying Body against the Dharma Bodies he could actually cultivate, then chose the Great Sun Undying Dharma Body. Studying Wei Yang’s notes awakened Wei Chen’s bloodline and gave him a deeper connection to Undying True Intent.

• Wei Chen lamented that he had not inherited Wei Yang’s Chaos Undying Body and reflected on how his own Black Sun Calamity bloodline had awakened.
• Wei Chen accepted that inheriting Chaos was impossible and decided to pursue a practical goal instead.
• Wei Chen chose the Eternal Immortal Body over the Endless Brightness Body and opened the Great Sun Undying Dharma Body scroll.
• Wei Chen discovered Wei Yang’s notes on Undying True Intent and immersed himself in their insights.
• Wei Chen’s bloodline grew hot and boiled as he studied, and he emerged convinced that he had chosen the right path.

Wei Yang had arranged for the Eternal Immortal Body’s cultivation methods and resources to be available to his descendants, hoping one might inherit it. After Xian'er warned him that Wei Chen was too sheltered and lacked the resolve needed to reach Saint Grade, Wei Yang agreed to give him more time and be patient.

• Wei Yang had left insights and cultivation resources for the Great Sun Indestructible Body and Immortal Golden Body in the Heaven Burning Continent's treasury, while the Maha Ancient Clan continued to obstruct rivals seeking the Eternal Immortal Body.
• Xian'er told Wei Yang that Wei Chen had grown lax in cultivation and lacked the courage to risk everything, worrying he would fail to cross the Saint Grade threshold.
• Wei Yang listened and considered putting more pressure on Wei Chen, though he believed the Great Thousand Will would eventually give him trials.
• Wei Yang reassured Xian'er that Wei Chen's current behavior was temporary and promised to be patient with him.

As the Spiritual Academy Tournament approached, Wei Chen neared the Sovereign Realm and confessed his feelings to Luo Li, inviting her to return to his home after graduation. Dean Tai Cang sent Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy’s team through the teleportation arrays to begin the tournament.

• Shen Cangsheng and Luo Li strengthened their cultivation, while Wei Chen located the singular point needed to enter the Sovereign Realm.
• Wei Chen invited Luo Li to visit his home after graduation and promised to help protect her family from the Western Heaven War Emperor.
• Wei Chen confessed that he sincerely loved Luo Li and kissed her forehead, while Luo Li worried about whether his family would accept her.
• Wei Chen and Luo Li arrived at the gathering plaza, where Dean Tai Cang encouraged the students and ordered them to set off.
• The participating students entered the Teleportation Spirit Arrays, beginning the Spiritual Academy Tournament.

Wei Chen and Luo Li arrived at the Spiritual Academy Tournament on Ruins Continent, where participants competed to steal one another’s points. After a contestant insulted Wei Chen’s grandfather, Wei Chen unleashed Black Sun Burning Heaven and devastated the area, while Ah Da and Xiong Zhan watched from a Space Fold.

• Wei Chen and Luo Li arrived at Ruins Continent and realized the tournament’s random teleportation had separated them from their academy companions.
• Wei Chen explained that participants began with ten points and announced that everyone nearby could surrender half their points or be defeated and lose them all.
• A burly young man mocked Wei Chen and demanded that he kneel and call him Grandpa.
• Angered by the insult to his grandfather, Wei Chen used Black Sun Burning Heaven to crush the burly young man and blast apart the surrounding mountain range.
• Ah Da and Xiong Zhan watched from a Space Fold and remarked that Wei Chen’s attack reminded them of his grandfather.

Wei Chen massacred and robbed members of the Spiritual Academy Tournament after they insulted his grandfather, then listened as Luo Li confronted him about his disregard for life. He accepted that he was wrong and promised to change, leaving Luo Li surprised and pleased.

• Wei Chen drove the fleeing tournament participants away and took their points, bringing his jade token total above a hundred.
• Luo Li warned Wei Chen that his ruthless actions could turn everyone against them and questioned why he had harmed so many people.
• Luo Li told Wei Chen that he needed to respect life and stop treating people below his level as insignificant.
• Wei Chen reflected on how the Spirit Road incident and his upbringing had shaped his bloodlust and indifference toward weaker people.
• Wei Chen stroked Luo Li's face and promised to change because she disliked what he had done, leaving her blushing and delighted.

Wei Chen won the Spiritual Academy Tournament and entered seclusion to break through to the Sovereign Realm, planning to take Luo Li home afterward. While he remained sealed away, Luo Tianshen took Luo Li back to the Western Heaven Continent, where she left Wei Chen a message asking him to come find her.

• Wei Chen and Luo Li traveled through the Ruins Continent, collecting points and treasures as Wei Chen became known again as the Spirit Road Destroyer.
• Wei Chen spared familiar prodigies such as Wu Yingying and Wen Qingxuan, and won the Spiritual Academy Tournament after a year of battles.
• After returning to the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, Wei Chen entered seclusion to break through to the Sovereign Realm.
• Luo Tianshen arrived with the Thunder Crane Legion and decided to bring Luo Li to the Western Heaven Continent while waiting to see whether Wei Chen would seek her out.
• Luo Li left a jade scroll outside Wei Chen's sealed courtyard, saying she would wait for him in the Western Heaven Continent.

After reaching the Sovereign Realm, Wei Chen learned that Luo Li had returned to the Western Heaven Continent and departed for home with Ah Da and Xiong Zhan. The Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy received a vast gift from Wei Chen’s family as thanks for caring for him.

• Luo Tianshen and the Thunder Crane Legion fled the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, while Ah Da and Xiong Zhan decided not to stop them.
• After three months in seclusion, Wei Chen broke through to the Sovereign Realm and emerged from the courtyard.
• Wei Chen found Luo Li’s jade slip saying she had returned to the Western Heaven Continent with her grandfather and would wait for him.
• Ah Da told Wei Chen that his family had sent them to escort him home, and Wei Chen chose to leave immediately.
• Ah Da and Xiong Zhan departed with Wei Chen, leaving Principal Tai Cang and North Sea Dragon Kun with a huge gift of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid and other resources.

After Wei Chen returned to the Heaven Burning Continent, Wei Yang explained why he was disappointed that his grandson had asked for approval to love Luo Li. He urged Wei Chen to pursue her through his own resolve and effort, leaving him to consider what it meant to have the Heart of a Strong Cultivator.

• President Tai Cang and the North Sea Dragon Kun marveled at the vast treasures and spiritual resources Wei Chen had given the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.
• Wei Chen visited his family and then went to pay his respects to Wei Yang the next day.
• Wei Chen knelt before Wei Yang and explained his love for Luo Li and her ties to the Luo Shen Tribe and the Western Heaven War Emperor.
• Wei Yang said he was disappointed not because Wei Chen loved Luo Li, but because he had asked his grandfather to approve the relationship instead of pursuing it himself.
• Wei Yang invoked Xiao Yan's Three-Year Agreement and told Wei Chen to persist in his conviction until he could bring Luo Li before him as his future wife.

Wei Yang sent Wei Chen to Heavenly Net Continent to grow through hardship and build a powerful faction within three years, promising that Luo Li would remain safe. After Wei Chen departed, Wei Yang secretly arranged support and assigned Ji Xuan to kill him.

• Wei Chen admitted his cowardice, and Wei Yang challenged him to establish a top-tier force on Heavenly Net Continent through his own efforts within three years.
• Wei Chen surrendered all but one protective Jade Pendant, choosing the Black Sun pendant, and learned that Wei Yang had arranged a dangerous opponent for him.
• Wei Yang told Ah Da and Xiong Zhan to secretly follow Wei Chen and send Ah Da to warn the Western Heaven War Emperor not to threaten the Luo Shen Tribe for three years.
• Ji Xuan arrived and prostrated himself before Wei Yang, who ordered him to kill Wei Chen in exchange for one reasonable request.

Ji Xuan learned that Wei Yang had revived and trained him for nearly five years to serve as a final test for Wei Chen. After arriving near the Heavenly Net Continent, Ji Xuan vowed to kill Wei Chen and not lose again.

• Ji Xuan recalled how Wei Chen’s Black Sun Calamity had destroyed his body during the Spirit Road, leaving only his divine soul alive.
• Wei Yang explained that he had rebuilt Ji Xuan, trained him through deadly trials for nearly five years, and now ordered him to kill Wei Chen.
• Ji Xuan accepted the mission, and Wei Yang sent him through a spatial rift to the Heavenly Net Continent.
• Ji Xuan emerged above the sea, confirmed his surroundings were safe, and vowed that Wei Chen would not defeat him again.

Ji Xuan set out to reach the Heavenly Net Continent and build power after accepting a great being’s mission to kill Wei Chen. Wei Chen arrived in the Northern Territory, where Mandala prepared for the Ancient Heavenly Palace and remembered Wei Yang and the Sun Emperor and Flame Emperor.

• Ji Xuan embraced his mission to kill Wei Chen, planned to seek his patron’s protection afterward, and resolved to conquer the Heavenly Net Continent.
• Ji Xuan headed toward a nearby continent so he could use a teleportation array to reach the Heavenly Net Continent.
• Wei Chen traveled to the Northern Territory, choosing it as the place where he would make his rise because his grandfather and Grandpa Xiao had once risen there.
• Mandala continued preparing for the Ancient Heavenly Palace, hoping to recover her true body despite being unable to advance beyond Upper Earth Sovereign.
• Mandala held Wei Yang’s Jade Pendant and recalled the Sun Emperor and Flame Emperor’s rise and their kindness to her.